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UCSF Researchers Identify Key Protein Regulating Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis to Lungs and Liver

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have uncovered a fundamental biological mechanism that explains how pancreatic cancer cells successfully colonize different organs during metastasis. The study, which identifies a protein known as PCSK9 as a master regulator of this process, offers a new perspective on how one of the world’s most lethal […]

October 8, 2026
Health and Wellness

UCSF Researchers Uncover Metabolic Switch Driving Pancreatic Cancer’s Deadly Spread

In the complex and often devastating progression of pancreatic cancer, the moment of metastasis—when malignant cells break away from the primary tumor to colonize distant organs—marks a critical and frequently terminal turning point. For decades, oncologists and molecular biologists have struggled to understand why certain cancer cells migrate to specific organs and how they manage […]

September 29, 2026